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Australas J Ultrasound Med
; 26(2): 115-117, 2023 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37252628
RESUMO
We report a young male patient who presented with chest and shoulder tip pain with spontaneous intraperitoneal haemorrhage (haemoperitoneum) due to gastric vessel rupture. Point-of-care ultrasound detected abdominal free fluid, which led to a CT scan of the abdomen and reached the diagnosis. Intra-abdominal bleeding can present as referred chest or shoulder tip pain, as more commonly seen in females with pelvic pathologies. Point-of-care ultrasound may add diagnostic value with the detection of a haemoperitoneum in this context.